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Maybe this is a UX issue? If you're trying to fly the plane, but your buddy is also doing it — it should light up / make noise "hey y'all can't fly the plane a

• dataflow 5y ago
  Yeah, that was my first thought too. Why wouldn't it do that?!
• renox 5y ago
  Yes, this UX issue killed before (AF447) I was told at the time that this was an AirBus issue and that Boeing doesn't have the issue, but apparently both have bad UX.. That's surprising: this seems to be a simple check to implement and a very useful one too!
  • jhugo 5y ago
    To some extent, Boeing doesn't. The controls are physically linked; you can feel the other pilot moving them. In order to make opposing inputs you have to physically fight each others' inputs. It seems in this case there was maybe some additional confusion about automation thrown into the mix; the pilots perhaps thought they were fighting the aircraft rather than each other. This is worrying, since if you want the autopilot disconnected, it would be typical to disconnect it, rather than try to override it (the autopilot will disconnect if manual inputs are made beyond a threshold, but that's not a typical way to disconnect it).
• amelius 5y ago
  Or perhaps train pilots better so they actually provide the same inputs, not opposing ones.